1.1 A bill for an act
1.2 relating to employment; delaying penalties on employers for failure to notify
1.3 employees about the Minnesota Paid Leave Law; amending Minnesota Statutes
1.4 2024, section 268B.26.
1.5BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.6 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 268B.26, is amended to read:
1.7 268B.26 NOTICE REQUIREMENTS.
1.8 (a) Each employer must post in a conspicuous place on each of its premises a workplace
1.9notice prepared by the commissioner providing notice of benefits available under this chapter.
1.10The required workplace notice must be in English and each language other than English
1.11which is the primary language of five or more employees or independent contractors of that
1.12workplace, if such notice is available from the department.
1.13 (b) Each employer must issue to each employee not more than 30 days from the beginning
1.14date of the employee's employment, or 30 days before premium collection begins, whichever
1.15is later, the following written information provided by the department in the primary language
1.16of the employee:
1.17 (1) an explanation of the availability of family and medical leave benefits provided under
1.18this chapter, including rights to reinstatement and continuation of health insurance;
1.19 (2) the amount of premium deductions made by the employer under this chapter;
1.20 (3) the employer's premium amount and obligations under this chapter;
1.21 (4) the name and mailing address of the employer;
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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
H. F. No. 2269
NINETY-FOURTH SESSION
Authored by Johnson, W.; Mekeland; Schultz; Bakeberg; Zeleznikar and others03/12/2025
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy 2.1 (5) the identification number assigned to the employer by the department;
2.2 (6) instructions on how to file a claim for family and medical leave benefits;
2.3 (7) the mailing address, email address, and telephone number of the department; and
2.4 (8) any other information required by the department.
2.5Delivery is made when an employee provides written or electronic acknowledgment of
2.6receipt of the information. In cases where an employee refuses to acknowledge receipt, an
2.7employer must be able to demonstrate the way the employee had been notified.
2.8 (c) Beginning January 1, 2027, an employer that fails to comply with this section may
2.9be issued, for a first violation, a civil penalty of $50 per employee, and for each subsequent
2.10violation, a civil penalty of $300 per employee. The employer shall have the burden of
2.11demonstrating compliance with this section.
2.12 (d) Employer notice to an employee under this section may be provided in paper or
2.13electronic format. For notice provided in electronic format only, the employer must provide
2.14employee access to an employer-owned computer during an employee's regular working
2.15hours to review and print required notices.
2.16 (e) The department shall prepare a uniform employee notice form for employers to use
2.17that provides the notice information required under this section. The commissioner shall
2.18prepare the uniform employee notice in the five most common languages spoken in
2.19Minnesota.
2.20 (f) Each employer who employs or intends to employ seasonal employees as defined in
2.21section 268B.01, subdivision 35, must issue to each seasonal employee a notice that the
2.22employee is not eligible to receive paid family and medical leave benefits while the employee
2.23is so employed. The notice must be provided at the time an employment offer is made, or
2.24within 30 days of November 1, 2025, for the employer's existing seasonal employees, and
2.25be in a form provided by the department. Delivery is made when an employee provides
2.26written or electronic acknowledgment of receipt of the information, or signs a statement
2.27indicating the employee's refusal to sign such acknowledgment.
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